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Redskins edge the Giants

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
12/04/2012 06:34:11 AM EST

Robert Griffin III threw for one touchdown and had a fumble turn into another score, and the host Washington Redskins pulled within one game of the NFC East lead with a 17-16 win over the New York Giants on Monday night.

The Redskins improved to 6-6 with their third straight victory, tied with the Dallas Cowboys and on the heels of the Giants, who have lost three of four to fall to 7-5.

Griffin completed 13 of 21 passes for 163 yards and ran five times for 72 yards, breaking Cam Newton's NFL record for yards rushing by a rookie quarterback.

Griffin lost the ball on one of his runs, but it flew into the arms of teammate Joshua Morgan, who ran it in for an early touchdown.

Veteran wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is rejoining the Patriots.

He is likely taking the place of Julian Edelman, who injured a foot in Sunday's win over the Dolphins. Stallworth played for the Patriots in 2007 and was cut by the team during training camp prior to this season. ... The latest round of appeal hearings in the NFL's bounty investigation concluded Monday evening following witness appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

Now Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith and two other players await a ruling by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on whether player suspensions should be reduced.

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If they don't like how that turns out, they could still get relief from a federal judge in New Orleans who has been presiding over lawsuits challenging the way the league has handled the probe and resulting discipline.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Irish star wins award

Notre Dame star Manti Te'o just keeps winning. The leader of the undefeated Fighting Irish found out he had won the Butkus Award given to the nation's top linebacker. Then he accepted the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player later in the day. He also picked up a trip to New York as one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

Kansas State's Collin Klein has won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback.

The NHL labor talks are set to resume Tuesday with six owners and players scheduled to meet without a couple of the key figures from each side.

With negotiations to resolve the lockout at a standstill, the league and union finalized the details for the unusual bargaining session over the weekend.

The meeting will include the small group of owners and players, staff members and counsel on each side, but Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr will not be present.

BASEBALL

Dykstra sentenced

Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to 61/2 months in prison for hiding baseball gloves and other heirlooms from his playing days that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing, capping a tumultuous year of legal woes.

U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson weighed Dykstra's battle with drugs and alcohol versus the crimes he committed and opted to give the ex-big leaguer a lenient prison term but saddled him with 500 hours of community service.

He also ordered Dykstra to pay $200,000 in restitution. Dykstra, 49, apologized for his actions and promised to turn his life around.

John Kruk is following Bobby Valentine and Terry Francona into ESPN's Sunday night baseball booth.

A member of ESPN's studio team since 2004, the three-time All-Star was announced as the new partner of Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser, giving ESPN a different trio for the third straight season after 21 consecutive years with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. Buster Olney remains as the crew's reporter.

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